The FCC awarded seven new signals to Maine Public to expand its reach into rural Maine.
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‘He’s home now’: Mainer killed at Pearl Harbor to be buried 82 years later
Ensign Stanley Willis Allen of Bethel was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. His remains were identified 80 years later.
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The beauty and creativity of chosen names: nicknames that people around Bethel ended up with
As children grow into their unique personalities, their identifiers sometimes change too.
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Eliot List hopes to share Italy with others
BETHEL — Eliot List grew up on Morning Glory Farm on the Flat Road in West Bethel. Starting in 2015, his parents invited WWOOFER’s (Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms) to stay with them each summer. Two or three people at a time work 25 hours a week in exchange for room and board. “I’m used […]
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Happy Birthday to Arlene Harrington, soon-to-be centenarian
BETHEL — Arlene (Remington) Harrington was always full of moxie. It was that brazen attitude that is the reason she lost part of her left thumb, when she was only 4. “My brother was mowing the lawn and I wanted to help, and they wouldn’t let me,” she says. “When that blade come around, […]
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Region 9 director updates adult education director salary
BETHEL — According to a letter from Region 9 Director Brenda Gammons, a new Adult Education director has been hired, pending budget approval. The compensation for this position has been negotiated at $79,825 for 156 workdays beginning July 1. The present director earns a salary of $48,039 for the same schedule. This new negotiated salary […]
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After spectacular fireball, the hunt is on for meteorites in Washington County
The Maine Mineral and Gem Museum is offering a $25,000 reward for the first meteorite recovered after Doppler radar captured them falling to Earth on Saturday morning.
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Bethel’s ‘Olympia’ holds world record for tallest snowman 15 years later
After a record-breaking snowman collapses in Austria, Bethel’s Olympia holds the 15-year title.
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Greenwood man accused of assaulting officers held on cash bail
Chance M. Bellanceau is seeking to transfer to a mental health hospital pending trial.